Ebay
Banned From Selling Linux CDs After Repeated Emails and Suspensions

Since November I had been buying and selling on eBay - just as a home-based part-time hobby. After a while I noticed that Linux, an operating system for computers would get big in the next few years as it was going to be the next Big Thing as it is free and not costing hundreds of dollars like Windows.

I charged a fee for burning it to CD and for shipping to buyers of the CDs - I made of copies of the Linux CDs and sold them on Ebay.

After a while, I kept getting emails from Ebay telling me to stop selling the Linux CDs even though it was totally legal to sell them on Ebay's auctions - there were a lot of sellers then, and there are still a lot of sellers now still on Ebay selling the same that I was.

So, where is the reason for banning me from Ebay if everyone else is selling what I did?

I emailed Ebay to get my seller account back but they refused, instead emailing me to apply in 6 months - I immediately emailed them back saying that I did not want to wait 6 months - guess what - they then banned me for 12 months - again I emailed them and they suspended me indefinitely with no option to reinstate me.

There seems to be a pattern of getting rid of sellers who have potential to make it big - is there a pattern whereby 'Friends of Friends' get innocent sellers banned so that they can 'UP' their sales with the banned seller's customers?

Anyone out there know if I have a valid claim to sue Ebay?

Company: Ebay
Country: USA
State: California
City: San Jose
Site: ebay.com

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